Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-05-02

Derby
Mrs. Emery has moved into a
tenement at Frank Eddy's.
A. W. Smith, Brunswick, VIII
Brown, Troy, and Nellie Locke OF
Irasburgh, receive diplomas from
the academy.
Rev. FL. E. Howard, not at that
time eligible to the office, was chosen
school superintendent at the late
election, but the selectmen reap
point him to the place.
Glover.
Ida Norton died very suddenly
May 1st.
A. Sargent is tearing down his old
building in the village formerly used
for job shop.
Miss Emma Burroughs has re-
turned from Boston with a lot of
new SDtIAS eOoe4o'
J. p. Ellis is repairing and i'm
proving his premises recently pur-
chased of Geo. Gile.
A stand for the use of the band is
being erected near the old liberty
pole at the upper end of the village.
School at the West Village begins
Monday, May End, Miss Marcia Shedd
teacher.-Eliza McLellen went to
Warren,N. Fl. last week to begin her
summers work teaching.
Jessie and Mary Norton have re
turned from New Hampshire
Scott has gone to Massachusetts to
visit her brOther.-Isaac Damon has
returned from Canada where he has
been spending the winter; his health
is somewhat improved.
The members of the band and the
young people to the number of 81
were invited up to the Mason sugar
camp last Monday evening to partake
of the sweets of the maple tree.
Many not invited for some distance
around enjoyed the fine music played
by the band.
GreenSbOrO.
1t may interest some of the older
readers of the MONITOR to learn that
DR.. Willard Rice, who went west from
this town about fifty years ago, died
at his home at Whitewater, Wis, on
the 10th ult., aged Il years. His
only child, a daughter, was married
at the bedside of her dying father
only few hours before his death,
by which event she falls heir to
about So, 900. He has a brother
still living in this town at the ripe old
age of SO years.
Greensboro Bend
Roads very bad, and almost i'm
passable.
Next regular meeting of Burnside
Post comes May 18th. VIII all the
members come out and find out what
the programme is for Memorial day.
A. J. Miles, from Wolcott, has
bought the millinery and grocery
goods of Mrs. S. NJ. George, and is
now filling with a new line, which
he will sell at bottom prices.
Quite poor sugar season in this
vicinity this spring. There are not
many that have made ,more than one
pound to a tree thus far, with pros
poets not very good for much more
being made.
Era$DurS-h.
F. A. Buchanan and wife are in
Boston buying new goods.
Miles Browns sugar house was
burned Apr. goth, with about 200
pounds of sugar.
Hon. E. P. Cotton has bought the
Jackman house. Report says to fit
up for two tenements.
E. W. Powell is having excellent
luck in selling road machines this
spring. He sold three week before
last
n. P. Sawyer has new blacksmith
in his shop, Mr.. Wingett, for time
with Lewis Douglas at Coventry. He
is said to be a good workman.
Vim. FL. Fisher has rented one-half
Of his brother Thomas house for a
year, land is moving INV. F. Brew
ster is moving into rooms in the no.
eel.
The labor troubles have reached US.
Parker's mill hands struck for more |
pay last Tuesday. The matter was
adjusted after a shutdown of a few |
hours.
Jay
Moses Mcclure has bought the
John Dunn farm; price $1,000.
Henry Trim has purchased the
Paine place near the Mountain House.
Miss Follensby has taken the Cen
er school, and intends giving music
essOns also.
Somebody reported May flowers in